Question:
5½ metres long rope is cut into 12 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?
Solution:
From the question it is given that,
The length of rope = 5½ m = 11/2 m
The total number of pieces = 12
Let us assume the length of one piece of rope be y.
So,
12y = 11/2 m
y = (11/2) × (1/12)
y = 11/24
∴The length of one piece of rope 11/24.